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Sir John A. Macdonald funerary medal [object]

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1891.

Reference:

R10892-34-8-E, Volume number: 21

Type of material:

Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

212433

Context of this record:

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Samuel Rollin Hesson and family fonds

Samuel Rollin Hesson

Personal papers

Sir John A. Macdonald funerary medal
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1891.

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Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 medal: tombac, circular shaped surmounted with royal crown, suspension wearing mode, encased; 4.5 x 5.5 cm (medal); 5.3 x 15.0 cm (medal & ribbon).
Image 4.400 x 5.500 cm
Support 5.300 x 15.000 cm

Language of material:

English

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Item is a die/machine stamped, circular shaped, copper alloy (i.e. tombac) medal enclosing a miniature, head and shoulders, albumen photographic image of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. The photographic image is contained by a wreath of heraldic flowers and the inscription "GRAND SOUVENIR" - all of which are surmounted by a royal (i.e. Tudor) crown. The medal was attached to a black ribbon which originally held a fastening device (now lost) by which the medal was worn. The medal, housed in a red leather pouch, was a specially prepared memento created immediately following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald on 6 June 1891, and this example presented to Samuel Rollin Hesson M.P., either in Ottawa on 9 June 1891, the date of Macdonald's lying in state, or in Kingston on 11 June 1891, the date of Macdonald's funeral.
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Artist: Unknown

Depicted: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891

Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891
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General note:

This record replaces MINISIS record number ICON203932.

Arrangement note:

The item has been segregated from other records and is located in its own file.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: Double Take: Portraits of Intriguing Canadians / Volte-face: Portraits de Canadiens fascinants. Curator: Caroline Cook. Library and Archives Canada Exhibition. Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; 2012.03.31 - 2012.09.03.

Further venue: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario; 2012.09.22 - 2013.02.24.

Further venue: Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec; 2013.03.21 - 2013.10.14.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed.
Inscription: obverse: GRAND SOUVENIR
Inscription: reverse: no inscription
Inscription: edge: no inscription
Inscription: attachment: no attachement
Subject heading:

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Medals

Portraits

Prime ministers Canada

Photographs

Miniature works
Source:

Private
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Object

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of an archivist.

Volume [R10892]

[Consultation 90 Open]

21 Item no. assigned by LAC 18

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada / Arch. Ref. R10892-18 / e008072648
Copyright: Expired
Restrictions on use: Nil

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10